Program ~ It's all FREE.
Thursday to Sunday, December 4 to 7, 2008
Thursday December 4, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
5:30 | German Alliance Brass Band (at City Hall) |
5:30 | Meet at the Victoria Park entrance gateway to the clock tower (on Joseph Street at the end of Gaukel Street). Bring your own lantern, purchase a lantern or pick up a free candle. Join in the carol singalong with members of the Grand Philharmonic Choir. |
6:00 | Candlelight procession, Depart from the clock tower in Victoria Park, proceed along Gaukel Street to Kitchener's City Hall Square |
6:15 | Fanfares from the City Hall Square balcony, by Transylvania Hofbrau Band |
6:30 | Official Opening Ceremonies, Onstage at City Hall Square, Hallelujah Chorus by Grand Philharmonic Choir |
Friday December 5, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
4:00 | |
5:30 | Klaus Sonnenberg Tenor |
6:30 | Alpine Dancers |
| 7:00 | Christopher Wilson, Tenor |
Saturday December 6, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
11:00 | |
1:00 | |
2:00 | |
2:00 | Puppet Show (indoors, 2nd floor) |
3:00 | |
| 3 - 5 | Home Depot Kid's Workshop (indoors, 2nd floor) |
3:30 | |
| 4:00 | Schmidt Sisters |
5:00 | |
6:00 | Concordia Club Choirs & Singalong, Male, Children, Youth & Mixed Choirs |
7:00 |
Sunday December 7, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
12:00 | The Kitchener Musical Society Band |
2:00 | |
3:00 | |
3:30 | The Golden Keys |
4:30 | Official Closing Ceremonies, DRAW for Trip for 2 to Hamburg, Germany courtesy of Lufthansa, Rail Europe and the German National Tourist Office. |
Every day at Christkindl Market
Live Nativity - outside on Civic Square
Kinderecke - Children's Craft Centre & Community Pot(tery) Model Railway Displays
Blacksmith Demonstrations - outside on Civic Square
Crank Organ - throughout the event
Films in the City Hall Council Chambers (2nd level)
Vendors - throughout the main floor, 2nd level and the outdoor huts
To read Visitor feedback from 2007, click here.
Schedule of festivities is subject to change without notice. Most entertainment will appear on the outdoor stage. Some may appear indoors on the first or second floor. If you have any questions at all, check at the information booth located inside the front doors to Kitchener's City Hall. You may wish to bookmark this page and check back with us again. Or better yet, subscribe to our e-Newsletter.
Christmas isn't Christmas for us now without Christkindl Market!
"My husband's family is German and up until we visited the Christkindl Market a few years ago I only had stories and some samplings of the different Christmas foods from Germany from his family. Until we visited your wonderful market I never really understood the fascination my husband has always had for German Christmas.
Since that first visit my husband starts planning our next visit in October! He wouldn't miss it for the world and I have come to appreciate his heritage even more through experiencing this bit of Germany in Canada! Every year we bring our teenagers and invite our friends. Thank you for all your hard work - Christmas isn't Christmas for us now without the Christkindl Market!" - Cindy & Rodney, Tottenham
